Half Marathon, Check!

A few weeks ago, I finished a 13 mile training run in 4 hours and felt pretty good. Yesterday I finished a half marathon in 3:16 and feel mentally awesome and muscularly shot. My goal for the day was to finish around 3:30 with a pace of 16 min/mile, so feeling good going 15 min/mile for the first part was an unexpected benefit.

I ran the first few miles with some teammates who were dressed up for the event, and when one of them decided to de-boa, I happily took it, wearing it like a pagent sash for a few miles, and then as a belt for the rest. Running with a green boa belt made the day even better. I hope the photos turn out :)

At the end I saw a training partner and pushed it to try to catch up, which was sort of a dumb idea, but since I didn't actually faint or throw up after the finish line I think it was worth it to finish with him.

Here's the data from the Garmin:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/27689636
I thought it was going to do auto laps every mile, but forgot to check that before starting. Oh well. At least it picked up heart rate reliably and helped me not go too fast in the beginning when I was so excited.